The suitability of corophium orientale (crustacea, amphipoda) in harbour sediment toxicity bioassessment

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 465-473

  Onorati, F ^a   Bigongiari, N ^b   Pellegrini, D ^a   Giuliani, S ^b  

^a Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica Applicata al Mare   (Italy)

^b Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Corophium orientale; Microtox ; Sediment toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011185417     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634989908656984     Document Type: Article

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